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gab13by13

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4. Some appear frustrated

Reply to lostincalifornia (Original post)

Wed Nov 26, 2025, 11:40 AM

22 hrs ago

that a handful of Senate Democrats kneecapped the majority back in March and voted for the CR.

Would have been nice to take a stand before the Big Ugly Death Bill became law.

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Some appear frustrated because some Democrats voted to keep the government funding going through a continuing [View all] lostincalifornia 23 hrs ago OP

We'll never know if the republicans would have caved. We beat them to it. CentralMass 23 hrs ago #1

And, in doing so Bettie 21 hrs ago #12

You still on this? Prairie Gates 22 hrs ago #2

Are you still fine with them caving. CentralMass 18 hrs ago #13

The Republicans would have caved leftstreet 22 hrs ago #3

if it causes pain to the average citizen , no, the magats would not have caved, cruelty is the point Shellback Squid 22 hrs ago #6

They need to feel it Blue Full Moon 22 hrs ago #9

Those Dems can "go", when we are able to win and keep both houses RandomNumbers 22 hrs ago #10

Some appear frustrated gab13by13 22 hrs ago #4

I'm not frustrated that the ACA subsidies were not saved; we don't have the votes. RockRaven 22 hrs ago #5

'frustrated' doesn't half begin to decribe the screaming, invective and caterwauling stopdiggin 22 hrs ago #7

One of my senators (Kaine) voted to end the shutdown Jilly_in_VA 22 hrs ago #8

People on food stamps are also relieved. The fact that the sociopath in the lostincalifornia 22 hrs ago #11